HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220209 - Sustainability Advisory Board - 2022-2023 Work Plan2022-2023 Sustainability Board
Work Plan
Aligned with City Commission Priorities
Finite Scope
Measurable Outcome
Implementable with Existing Resources
Achievable in Two Years
(requirements)
Core
Services
(70%)Work Plan
Items
(20%)
Responding to Unanticipated
Needs
(10%)
GOAL:Adopt a 2022-2023 Work Plan which compliments existing core
services without compromising the ability to respond to unanticipated needs
Committed Work Plan Items
(as discussed on January 12, 2022)
UDC Overhaul (1.B.1, 1.B.5, 3.G.2)
Model HOA Covenants (1.B.1, 2.F.2)
Sensitive Lands Protection (6.P.1, 6.P.3)
Annual Clean-Up Week (5.M.1, 6.P.4)
Potential Work Plan Items
•Promote Energy Efficiency Financing and Investment (1.A.6)
•Support Community and Neighborhood Resilience Programming (3.I.1)
•Expand Composting Services and Collection (5.M.2)
•Help Develop a Food System Assessment and Security Plan (6.N.2)
(further details needed before committing)
Unlikely Work Plan Items
o Use Data and Price Signals to Advance Energy Efficiency (1.A.2)
o Require Home Energy and Water Use Labeling at Time of Listing (1.A.5)
o Plan and Install Renewable Energy Projects for City Facilities (2.F.1)
o Streamline Solar Permitting and Adopt Solar-Ready Code Provisions (2.F.2)
o Advance Distributed Solar Policies (2.F.3)
o Encourage Local Agriculture and Preservation of Working Lands (6.N.3)
(overlap with other commitments may already exist)
Sust. Div. Internal Commitments
•Establish City of Bozeman High Performance Building Standard (for City facilities)
(1.A.1, 1.B.3)
•Launch Electrification (and Bulk Purchasing) Campaign Partnership (1.A.3, 1.B.1)
•Ensure Key Provisions are adopted in the State & Local Adoption of 2021 IECC,
including solar-ready provisions (1.B.2, 2.F.2)
•Pursue Federal Funding Opportunities (Infrastructure & Investment Act) (2.E)
•Advance Renewable Rate Option with Utility and/or 100% RE Communities
(2.E.1)
•Assist with Engineering Design Standards Revisions to Advance Sustainability
and Resiliency (3.H.2)
•Update Clean Fleet Vehicle Purchasing Policy (4.K.3)
•Participate in Equity and Inclusion Plan Development to Ensure Alignment with
Climate Plan
•Support 2023 Legislative Session
(complimentary opportunities may exist for the Board)
Questions & Discussion
Pocket
Slides
2020 Bozeman Climate Plan
(adopted December 22, 2020)
1)Maintain and implement appropriate environmental initiatives
that protect and conserve Bozeman’s natural resources and
ecological diversity;
2)Consider human and environmental impacts resulting from
urban growth and development on Bozeman’s air, water, and
soil quality, as well as on plants, other natural habitats, and
wildlife; and
3)Incorporate sustainability policies when implementing
recreation opportunities.
Sustainability Board -Purpose
(per Resolution 5327)
1)Climate Planning (i.e., implementing the City’s Climate Plan,
which “must seek to ensure Bozeman is a leader in mitigating the
impacts of climate change”)
2)Recreation (providing advisory recommendations “regarding
policies which ensure the City’s recreational opportunities are
sustainable for present and future generations”, with “the guiding
principle of reducing the City’s environmental footprint, and using
sustainability and resiliency in the decision-making process”)
3)Beautification (e.g., assisting with the City’s annual Clean-Up
Week)
Sustainability Board -Focus Areas
(per Resolution 5327)
Emissions Reductions